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Fillmore County approves $500,000 allocation for Solid Waste building, routine contracts and personnel moves
Summary
The board approved allocating $500,000 of 2025 interest income to Committed Funds restricted to the Solid Waste Department for a new building, accepted the 2024 audit review, approved radio-tower repair contracts and fuel bids, and authorized several hires and promotions across departments.
At its March 3 meeting, the Fillmore County Board received the countyaudit review and approved a series of administrative and procurement actions.
CliftonLarsonAllen representatives Craig Poppenhagen and Sterling Shatek reviewed the countys 2024 audit for the board. Following that presentation, the board approved allocating $500,000 of additional 2025 interest income to Committed Funds restricted for use by the Solid Waste Department toward a new building (motion Bakke/Lentz).
The board approved two contracts related to replacing a radio tower antenna: a $2,112.08 contract with Ancom Communications for parts and a $2,800 contract with Trillium Tower Development for hoist equipment to support the contractor (motions recorded in the minutes). The board also awarded the 2026 fuel bid to Consolidated Energy Co., the only bidder; the minutes list per-location estimated grades, quantities, and per-location totals (for example, Preston total $11,050; Canton total $2,290).
On personnel and staffing, the board approved promoting Tara Kraling from Accounting Technician to Paralegal effective April 1, 2026 (Non-Union Grade 9/Step 2 at $30.5630 an hour) and added a Deputy Human Services Director position to the Non-Union roster at Grade 16, to be advertised internally only. The board approved advertising an additional Accounting Technician position to be shared by Administration, Land Use and Community Corrections with a preference for GIS and technology skills.
In public safety staffing the board approved hiring two part-time jailers, Beau Grindland and Bodey Wright (effective March 13, 2026, Non-Union Grade 8/Step 1 at $28.2466 hourly), promoted Deputy Bryan Guber to Patrol Sergeant effective March 6, 2026 (LEU 13L/Step 5 at $44.41 hourly), and converted Isabelle Bale from part-time to full-time deputy effective March 3, 2026 (LEU 12L/Step 1 at $34.73 hourly). The board also approved payment of the Jail Project Paybook #36.
Most motions were approved unanimously as recorded in the minutes. The meeting minutes do not include detailed procurement contracts beyond amounts cited, and they do not list vote-by-name tallies.
